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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Infectious Disease.
| Disease. | 0-1 year. | 1-2 years. | 2-5 years. | 5-15 years. | 15-25 years. | 25-45 years. | 45-65 years. | 65-years. | Total | Removed to Hospital. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Diphtheria (inc. Memb. Croup) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 36 | 36 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 6 | 34 | 68 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 116 | 53 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 3 | |
| Ophthal. Neonatorum | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 22 | 1 | - |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | — | 13 | 4 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | - | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | — | — |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Acute Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 3 | 27 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | — |
| Malaria | — | - | — | — | - | - | — | - | — | — | — |
| Continued Fever | — | - | — | — | - | - | — | - | — | — | — |
| Typhus Fever, Cholera, Plague, Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthrax, Hydrophobia, Glanders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 63 | 136 | 371 | 282 | 4 | 1 | — | - | 857 | 91 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 38 | 38 | 84 | 34 | — | 1 | — | - | 195 | 30 | 2 |
| Scabies | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 106 | - | 41 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | — | - | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | 4 |
| Total | 131 | 195 | 520 | 424 | 61 | 78 | 48 | 18 | 1,475 | 244 | 78 |